Scribner Books, 2024
Crown Currency, 2023
Skyscrapers today are controversial – especially in New York – but globally they are getting taller and more numerous. This evening featured two authors, an economist and a real estate reporter, who discussed their recent books on supertall skyscrapers. The program, which is organized by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), New York Chapter, was moderated by Peyman Askari, founding principal of PAN Partners and the CTBUH New York Chapter Executive/Co-Chair.
Jason M. Barr, a professor of economics at Rutgers University-Newark, outlined his new book Cities in the Sky: The Quest to Build the World's Tallest Skyscrapers (Scribner Books, 2024). Barr compared cities with ascending skylines to see what motivates their architectural ambitions.
Katherine Clarke, a writer on residential real estate for numerous publications, including The Real Deal and The Wall Street Journal will recapped her recent book Billionaires' Row: Tycoons, High Rollers, and the Epic Race to Build the World's Most Exclusive Skyscrapers (Crown Currency, 2023). Clarke focused on the real-estate impresarios behind the super-slender supertalls of 57th St. and Central Park South.
Jason M. Barr
Jason M. Barr is a professor of economics at Rutgers University-Newark. He is the author of Building the Skyline: The Birth and Growth of Manhattan Skyscrapers (OUP, 2016). His research has been featured in The Washington Post, The Economist, Curbed, and Architectural Record. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, StarTrek.com, Dezeen.com, and Scientific American. He currently writes The Skynomics Blog, covering topics on skyscrapers, cities, and economics.
Katherine Clarke
Katherine Clarke is a reporter covering residential real estate for The Wall Street Journal. She previously covered the topic for the New York Daily News and The Real Deal. A native of Northern Ireland, she attended Trinity College Dublin and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
The video begins with a welcome by Museum Director Carol Willis, and an introduction to the program by Peyman Askari, followed by the presentations of Jason Barr and Katherine Clarke, a discussion, and Q&A.